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Updated · Fox News · May 20
Knicks Rally From 22 Down to Beat Cavaliers 115-104 in Game 1
Updated
Updated · Fox News · May 20

Knicks Rally From 22 Down to Beat Cavaliers 115-104 in Game 1

33 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 20
  • New York erased a 93-71 deficit with 7:52 left and stunned Cleveland 115-104 in overtime in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals at Madison Square Garden.
  • Jalen Brunson drove the turnaround with 38 points, including 16 in the fourth, as the Knicks closed on a 44-11 run across the fourth quarter and overtime.
  • Donovan Mitchell, who scored 29 points with six steals, called the collapse bluntly in the locker room and said Cleveland must study the film and respond in Game 2.
  • The comeback was the Knicks' largest in franchise playoff history and the second-biggest fourth-quarter playoff rally in the last 30 years; Game 2 is Thursday night.
Will the Knicks' nine-day rest or the Cavaliers' battle-tested momentum decide the Eastern Conference Finals?
Can Cleveland's elite frontcourt shut down New York's historically efficient playoff offense?